Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 6, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII (born 11/30/1874))

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Rapid Fire' Iris Jon0523 Comment Trichocereus, Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sunflower' Echinopsis compostuser Comment Tomato 'Manitoba' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Jon0523 Comment Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' Echinopsis ray94553 Comment Chinese Indigo Indigofera decora Joan Comment Floribunda Rose 'Europeana' Rosa garthton Comment Tomato 'Arkansas Traveler' Lycopersicon lycopersicum PaPa47 Comment American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana ladygardener1 Comment Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao Artemisia annua Sylvanmaid Comment Cane Begonia, Angel Wing 'My Special Angel' Begonia coccinea PaPa47 Comment Spruce Pine, Walter's Pine Pinus glabra KSBaptisia Comment New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Royal Opal' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Kell Comment Yucca 'Bright Star' Yucca huntke Comment Tomato 'Better Boy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum onewish1 Comment Flowering Tobacco 'Perfume Deep Purple' Nicotiana alata Joan Comment Laramie Columbine Aquilegia laramiensis vossner Comment Angel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Joli' Brugmansia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Greenpeace' Fuchsia PedricksCorner Comment Fuchsia 'Golden Herald' Fuchsia gothqueen Comment 'Maroon Chalice' Costus revlar Comment Crinum 'J.C. Harvey' Crinum gothqueen Comment 'Emerald Chalice' Costus gothqueen Comment 'Kiss of Death' Costus megalobracteata turektaylor Comment Daylily 'Frank Morrell' Hemerocallis galamarc Image Daylily 'Dominic' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Swallow Tail Kite' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Sarah Hawes' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Scaramouche' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Queen's Coronation' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Footloose Fancy' (Hemerocallis ) galamarc Image Daylily 'Forever Redeemed' (Hemerocallis ) PPVilnius Image Dutch Elm 'Jacqueline Hillier' (Ulmus x hollandica) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Autumn Wood' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Brutus' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Double Charm' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Indian Ripple' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Indian Ripple' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Orchid Corsage' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Sears Tower' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Sweet Sugar Candy' (Hemerocallis ) montsho Image Sedum 'Lidakense' (Hylotelephium cauticola) stormyla Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle 'Red Rocket' (Lagerstroemia indica) saya Image Perennial Honesty (Lunaria rediviva) plantladylin Image Croton 'Picasso's Paintbrush' (Codiaeum variegatum) plantladylin Image Croton 'Mammy' (Codiaeum variegatum) plantladylin Image Croton 'Petra' (Codiaeum variegatum) plantladylin Image Croton 'Mrs. Iceton' (Codiaeum variegatum) DaylilySLP Image Cutleaf Coneflower 'Herbstsonne' (Rudbeckia laciniata) daryl Image Daylily 'Red Rum' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Cutleaf Coneflower 'Herbstsonne' (Rudbeckia laciniata) DaylilySLP Image Cutleaf Coneflower 'Herbstsonne' (Rudbeckia laciniata) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Garden Phlox 'Nora Leigh' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Variegated Garden Phlox 'Nora Leigh' (Phlox paniculata) daryl Image Daylily 'Cranberry Baby' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Candylily (X Pardancanda norrisii) DaylilySLP Image Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Limelight' (Hydrangea paniculata) Calif_Sue Image Shrub Rose 'Golden Princess' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Grandiflora Rose 'Solitude' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Grandiflora Rose 'Solitude' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Hot Romance' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Rosemary Harkness' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose 'October Moon' (Rosa ) Kell Image Giant Tree Aloe (Aloe barberae) Kell Image Variegated African Candelabra (Euphorbia ammak var. variegata) kniphofia Image Jupiter's Sage (Salvia glutinosa) daryl Image Daylily 'Tiny Temptress' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Hardy Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' (Hydrangea paniculata) daryl Image Daylily 'Jolyene Nichole' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Amethyst Art' (Hemerocallis ) montsho Image Sedum 'Lidakense' (Hylotelephium cauticola) plantladylin Image Croton 'Petra' (Codiaeum variegatum) daryl Image Daylily 'Prelude To White' (Hemerocallis ) plantladylin Image Croton 'Petra' (Codiaeum variegatum) daryl Image Daylily 'Spindazzle' (Hemerocallis ) plantladylin Image Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) daryl Image Daylily 'Ruffled Pinafore' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Boundless Beauty' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Yabba Dabba Doo' (Hemerocallis ) smashedcactus Image Prickly Pear Cactus, Palma-Brava, Opuntia (Opuntia monacantha) daryl Image Daylily 'Just Fabulous' (Hemerocallis ) plantladylin Image Croton 'Yellow Iceton' (Codiaeum variegatum) Jon0523 Image Trichocereus, Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sunflower' (Echinopsis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Ellis Powell' (Hemerocallis ) Jon0523 Image Trichocereus, Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sunflower' (Echinopsis ) Jon0523 Image Trichocereus, Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sunflower' (Echinopsis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Brand New Lover' (Hemerocallis ) Jon0523 Image Trichocereus, Echinopsis Hybrid 'Sunflower' (Echinopsis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Answering Angels' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Ice Carnival' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Jason Mark' (Hemerocallis ) Jon0523 Image Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) Jon0523 Image Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Another Distraction' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Harold's Star' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Magnificent Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Yasmin' (Hemerocallis ) fisherwink Image Crinum (Crinum angustifolium) stormyla Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Annabelle' (Hydrangea arborescens) mindyk37 Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus) mindyk37 Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) petersplants Image Fairy Wings 'Caramel' (Epimedium wushanense) ladygardener1 Image Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao (Artemisia annua) KSBaptisia Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Royal Opal' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) KSBaptisia Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Royal Opal' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) GardenGuyKin Image Fuchsia 'Flash' (Fuchsia ) daryl Image Daylily 'Caught By Surprise' (Hemerocallis ) BMRP77 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Rain Drop' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Kell Image Yucca 'Bright Star' (Yucca ) turektaylor Image Bamboo Ginger (Costus stenophyllus) plutodrive Image Montpelier Maple (Acer monspessulanum) plutodrive Image Montpelier Maple (Acer monspessulanum) plutodrive Image Montpelier Maple (Acer monspessulanum) daryl Image Daylily 'Time for Eternity' (Hemerocallis ) BMRP77 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Dominique' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) daryl Image Daylily 'Louise Mercer' (Hemerocallis ) BMRP77 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Pretty in Pink' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) daryl Image Daylily 'Shanghai Parasol' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Creative Vision' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Blue Mountains' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Atlanta Rufflette' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Kiss My Grits' (Hemerocallis ) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'Berry Cheesecake' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Our Friend Sally' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Rock Solid' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Tierra del Fuego' (Hemerocallis ) nilly Image Sierra Leone Lily 'Fireflash' (Chlorophytum ) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'Medicine Feather' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Shake The Mountains' (Hemerocallis ) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'Laser Blade' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Oliver Dragon Tooth' (Hemerocallis ) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'Little Red Dazzler' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Far Fetched' (Hemerocallis ) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'End Of The Day' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'My Belle' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Scandalous' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Moon Witch' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Geneva Firetruck' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Bit of Blue' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Black Spruce 'Doumetii' (Picea mariana) daryl Image Daylily 'Jungle Palace' (Hemerocallis ) onewish1 Image Flowering Tobacco 'Perfume Deep Purple' (Nicotiana alata) daryl Image Daylily 'Oceans Eleven' (Hemerocallis ) onewish1 Image Flowering Tobacco 'Perfume Deep Purple' (Nicotiana alata) plantladylin Image Million Hearts (Dischidia ruscifolia) daryl Image Daylily 'Madonna Arsenault' (Hemerocallis ) plantladylin Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) plutodrive Image Oak (Quercus pauciloba) daryl Image Daylily 'Here Today' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Pink Mimosa, Fragrant Mimosa, Catclaw Mimosa, Sensitive Mimosa (Mimosa borealis) daryl Image Daylily 'Designer Magic' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper (Vitex agnus-castus) daryl Image Daylily 'Momentum' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Ten Petal Blazing Star, Evening Star (Mentzelia decapetala) daryl Image Daylily 'Shadows Within' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Marseilles Watercolor' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Sissy Bee' (Hemerocallis ) perenniallyme Image False Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis 'Asahi' (Heliopsis helianthoides) daryl Image Daylily 'Glowing Bouquet' (Hemerocallis ) perenniallyme Image Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Pamina' (Anemone ) daryl Image Daylily 'Nordic Mist' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Sunset Loa' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Texas Live Oak, Interior Live Oak, Oklahoma Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis) plutodrive Image Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Texas Live Oak, Interior Live Oak, Oklahoma Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis) daryl Image Daylily 'Doubleicious' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Hudson Valley' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) plutodrive Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) plutodrive Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) plutodrive Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) plutodrive Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) daryl Image Daylily 'Bama Bound' (Hemerocallis ) vossner Image Angel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Joli' (Brugmansia ) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Greenpeace' (Fuchsia ) vossner Image Angel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Joli' (Brugmansia ) daryl Image Daylily 'Dancing Shiva' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Mauna Loa' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Taudy' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Siloam Orchid Jewel' (Hemerocallis ) Clare_CA Image Mirror Bush, Creeping Mirror Plant, Looking-glass Bush 'Marble Queen' (Coprosma repens) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Golden Herald' (Fuchsia ) vossner Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Blue Chip' (Buddleia davidii) vossner Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Blue Chip' (Buddleia davidii) daryl Image Daylily 'Savannah Art' (Hemerocallis ) vossner Image Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Sweet Carolina Bronze' (Ipomoea batatas) plutodrive Image Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii) daryl Image Daylily 'Victorian Lace' (Hemerocallis ) plutodrive Image Shrub Bush Clover (Lespedeza bicolor) plutodrive Image Shrub Bush Clover (Lespedeza bicolor) daryl Image Daylily 'Just Plain Bill' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Lady Elizabeth' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Roll Up Candy' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Lurch' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Blue Storksbill, Blue Crowfoot, Blue Heron's Bill (Erodium crinitum) kennedyh Image Rosetted Cranesbill (Geranium antrorsum) kennedyh Image Bicknell's Cranesbill (Geranium bicknellii) kennedyh Image Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) kennedyh Image Mintbush (Prostanthera porcata) daryl Image Daylily 'Forbidden Desires' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Catcher In The Eye' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Goldenzelle' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Daylily 'Over the Mountain' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description MasterCarol Positive A Nearly Native Nursery somesara Positive Hartmann's Plant Company dapapabear2 Positive Exline Iris Garden & Crafts Blackbelt_Lizzy Positive Harris Seeds Bourret Neutral Daylily Meadows Badseed Neutral DP Industries, Inc. tepesridge Positive pondliner.com by Unit Liner Company

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... September 6, 2009